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1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
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Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of beaten olives for the lamp, that a light may be kept burning regularly.
3 Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations.
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Aaron shall set it up in the tent of meeting, outside the curtain of the covenant, to burn from evening to morning before the Lord regularly; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.
4 He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
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He shall set up the lamps on the lampstand of pure gold before the Lord regularly.
5 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
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You shall take choice flour, and bake twelve loaves of it; two-tenths of an ephah shall be in each loaf.
6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.
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You shall place them in two rows, six in a row, on the table of pure gold.
7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
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You shall put pure frankincense with each row, to be a token offering for the bread, as an offering by fire to the Lord.
8 Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.
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Every sabbath day Aaron shall set them in order before the Lord regularly as a commitment of the people of Israel, as a covenant forever.
9 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.
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They shall be for Aaron and his descendants, who shall eat them in a holy place, for they are most holy portions for him from the offerings by fire to the Lord, a perpetual due.
10 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;
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A man whose mother was an Israelite and whose father was an Egyptian came out among the people of Israel; and the Israelite woman's son and a certain Israelite began fighting in the camp.
11 And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
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The Israelite woman's son blasphemed the Name in a curse. And they brought him to Moses—now his mother's name was Shelomith, daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan—
12 And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.
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and they put him in custody, until the decision of the Lord should be made clear to them.
13 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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The Lord said to Moses, saying:
14 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
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Take the blasphemer outside the camp; and let all who were within hearing lay their hands on his head, and let the whole congregation stone him.
15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
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And speak to the people of Israel, saying: Anyone who curses God shall bear the sin.
16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.
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One who blasphemes the name of the Lord shall be put to death; the whole congregation shall stone the blasphemer. Aliens as well as citizens, when they blaspheme the Name, shall be put to death.
17 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
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Anyone who kills a human being shall be put to death.
18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
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Anyone who kills an animal shall make restitution for it, life for life.
19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
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Anyone who maims another shall suffer the same injury in return:
20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
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fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; the injury inflicted is the injury to be suffered.
21 And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.
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One who kills an animal shall make restitution for it; but one who kills a human being shall be put to death.
22 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.
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You shall have one law for the alien and for the citizen: for I am the Lord your God.
23 And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.
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Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel; and they took the blasphemer outside the camp, and stoned him to death. The people of Israel did as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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